Quote: ''Isn't that amazing what you can learn reading the owners manual..... ..respectfully, Dell''Some of the most useful advice ever given on these boards, yet people WILL ignore it, for some reason. Quote: ''when HOT its a whole different story and I am still trying to find the perfect setting for it to fire up - sometimes it does and other times it just will not untill I let it sit for a while.'' Modern cars have given us unrealistic expectations. Most older vehicles with carbs and Kettering systems were hard to start when warm. I've operated plenty that were not that old (at the time, that is) and were well-maintained, but still wouldn't start up again right away if you accidentally stalled them when they were warm. We just got a drink of water and waited. Some would start easily again after two minutes, some five, some ten. Really stubborn cases might need twenty; but even then no one suggested pulling the carb apart or messing with the ignition. It's just how things were. (We're not talking here about carb FLOODING, which is a distinct issue and can be delt with sometimes by cranking steadily away while maintaining full throttle. An engine treated this way will genreally start slowly and it is often necessary to ''ride'' the starter button. In addition, it emits a LOT of unburned hydrocarbons. Thus, dramatic overuse this technique is bad for the starter, bendix gear, ring gear, valves, etc., but it usually doesn't hurt anything if it is only performed occasionally).
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